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Appearing images with sound

6.1.2009, 2:20    Total views: 10598

See this simple and quickly flash lesson and learn how to make pictures appear with sound, using some special flash tips and tricks. You don't have to use action script code to make this lesson. Using this lesson, you will also learn how to apply alpha effect on image, how to use Free Transform Tool (Q), how to import any sound file into a flash and much more! You can use this animation for any flash header, banner, some kind of presentation...



Step 1

First, save the image below!





Step 2


Create a new flash document. Press Ctrl+J key on the keyboard (Document Properties) and set the width of your document to 370 pixels and the height to 160 pixels. Select white color as background color. Set your Flash movie's frame rate to 27 and click ok.



Step 3

Choose now File > Import > Import to Stage (Ctrl+R) and import the image into a flash stage.

Step 4

While the image is still selected, press F8 key (Convert to Symbol) to convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol.



Step 5

While the new made Movie Clip is still selected, go to the Align Panel (Ctrl+K) and do the following:

1. Make sure that the Align/Distribute to Stage button is turned on,
2. Click on the Align horizontal center button and
3. Click the Align vertical center button.



Step 6

Call the current layer image. Double-click on its default name (Layer 1) to change it. Press Enter once you have typed in the new name.

Step 7

Click now on frame 5 and 25 and press F6 key.

Step 8

Go back now on the first frame, select the Free Transform Tool (Q), press and hold down Shift key and reduce the image like it is shown on the picture below!



Step 9

Select now frame 5, take again the Free Transform Tool (Q), press and hold down Shift key again and reduce the image like it is shown on the picture below!



Step 10

While you're still on frame 5, take the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the image to select it. Then, go to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) below the stage. On the right, you will see the Color menu. Select Alpha in it and put it down to 41%.



Step 11

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 1 and 5 and frame 10 and 25 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.



Step 12

It's time for sound, so find any sound file that you want to use for this lesson! You can also if you like, use my sound file. All you have to do is download my source file at the end of tutorial.

Step 13

After that, choose file > import > import to library and import any sound file into a flash library.

Step 14

Select now frame 1 and move your sound file from flash library into a flash stage.

We're done!

Test your movie and enjoy!

Download source file (.fla)

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